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Eminence Front | guitar tab
By The Who
>From It's Hard, 1982
Written by Pete Townshend (c)1982 Towser Tunes Inc./Eel Pie Publishing Ltd.
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transcribed by 1996-11-20 Whotabs
litgo@aol.com rev 2000-08-14 www.thewho.net/whotabs
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[optional voicings]
Dbmaj7 x43111 and xx6564 [stage versions: 9tx10 10 98]
C7sus4 x35566
Fm x x 10 10 13 13 (for final chorus)
[Keyboard intro; guitar noodles in loose time]
|----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|----|
|----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|----|
|0h1h3p1h3-|----|-0h1h3p1h3p1h3-1|-----|-0h1h3p1-/3-/5--/6--/8-|----|
|----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|--4\|
|----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|----|
|----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|----|
[Main riff]
||:Fm | |Dbmaj7 | :||
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
||------------x-x-x|-----------x-x-x|-----------x-x-x|----------x-x-x-||
||.-----------x-x-x|-----------x-x-x|-----------x-x-x|----------x-x-x.||
||.3--1h3-3---x-x-x|3--1h3-3---x-x-x|3--1h3-3---x-x-x|3--1h3-3--x-x-x.||
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
| Fm | |
---|-------------|------------------|
-4-|4h6-------6\4|4h6-6-----4-1-----|
---|-------------|---------------1--|
---|-------------|--------------3-3-|
---|-------------|------------------|
---|-------------|------------------|
|Dbmaj7 | |
|---------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------1--------|--------1p0--------1p0----------1p0-|
|3-1---3p1h3---3-1-1-3|~-----------3p1p0------3p1p0--------|
|----3------------3---|------3-----------3----------3------|
|---------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------------------|
|Fm | |Dbmaj7 | |
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|----4-3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|------13~-----|
|1~------1-3p1-----|-----------------|--------1---3^\-1|---13^--~-----|
|--3------3----3p1-|-----------------|-1h3-1h3--3------|--------------|
|-----------------3|1-3-1------------|----3------------|---------13p11|
|------------------|-----4-1---1--4/\|1----------------|--------------|
|Fm | |Dbmaj7 |
|--13----------16-13-|------------------------------13-13|13-13------|
|----16/--\-^--------|-16-13---13--13-13--16-16-16--16-16|16^16^-----|
|--------------------|-------15--------------------------|---------13|
|--------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------|
| |
|-------13---------------------------------------|
|-----13--16-13-------------13-------------------|
|-15-^----------15-13----------15-13---------13--|
|---------------------15-13-------------13-15----|
|------------------------------------15----------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|Fm | |Dbmaj7 |
|----------------|------------12--12-------|---------------------|
|13--15---13-15--|--13-15--13-15^-15^\-15--|13-11\9-11\9---------|
|13--15---13-15--|--13-15--13------------13|------------10-------|
|--15--13------13|-------13----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------|--------------11\----|
|----------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
| |F
|---------------------------------|----
|-----------9-8---1-4--1----------|----
|--------10-------------3-1-3-1---|----
|-----10------------------------1-|3---
|8--------------------------------|----
|---------------------------------|----
[verse; follows main pattern]
|Fm | |Dbmaj7 | |
The sun shines, people forget
|----------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
|-----------x-x-x|----------x--x---x-|---------x-x-x|---------x-x-x|
|-----------x-x-x|----------x--x---x-|---------x-x-x|---------x-x-x|
|3--1h3-3---x-x-x|3--1h3-3--x--x---x-|3--1h3-3-x-x-x|3--1h3-3-x-x-x|
|----------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
|----------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
|Fm | |Dbmaj7 |
The spray flies as the speed boat glides, people forget, forget they're
| |
hiding
|-----------------|
|---------4h6-4---|
|-----------------|
|3-1h3-3----------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
The girls smile, people forget
The snow packs as the skier tracks, people forget, forget they're hiding
-------8\-
-------9\-
------10\-
------10\-
----------
----------
[chorus; follows verse pattern; *for stage versions, Dbmaj7: 9tx10 10 98]
|Fm | |
Behind an eminence front, Eminence front, it's a put on
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------x-x-x-|-----------------x-x-x--------|
|-------------------------x-x-x-|-----------------x-x-x--------|
|3------1h3-----------3---x-x-x-|3--1h3-1--3------x-x-x--------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|1------------------------------|1-----------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/w/who/eminence_front_tab_ver_4.html ]
|Dbmaj7* | |
|-----------------|---------------4\|
|-----------x-x-x-|-----------x-x-6\|
|-----------x-x-x-|-----------x-x-5\|
|3--1h3-3---x-x-x-|3--1h3-3---x-x-6\|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|Fm |
It's an eminence front, it's an eminence front, it's a put on
|Dbmaj7 | |Fm
|-----------------|---------------------|----
|-----------x-x-x-|----------------1-4-/|6-6-
|-----------x-x-x-|-------3-1--3-1------|----
|3--1h3-3---x-x-x-|3-1h3-----3----------|----
|-----------------|---------------------|----
|-----------------|---------------------|----
|Fm | |
It's an eminence front, eminence front, it's a put on
|Dbmaj7 | |Fm
Eminence front
|-------------------|----8---8---8----|----
|---------------xxx-|--9^--9^--9^--9\-|1-1-
|--1------------xxx-|-----------------|----
|3---3-3--------xxx-|3----------------|----
|-------------------|-----------------|----
|-------------------|-----------------|----
It's an eminence front, it's an eminence front, it's a put on
It's a put on, it's a put on, it's a put on,
[bridge]
|Ab Eb Eb Bb | Ab Eb Bb Bb F |
|------------|-------------------|
|13-11-11-11-|-13-11-11-11-10\---|
|13-12-12-10-|-13-12-10-10-10\---|
|13-13-13-12-|-13-13-12-12-10\---|
|------------|-------------------|
|------------|-------------------|
|Fm | |Dbmaj7 | |
Come and join the party dress to kill (Won't you...)
|-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------|
|10---10--10---10-|10-10-10-10-10|10-10--10-10|10-10-10-10-10---------|
|-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------|
|8----8---8----8--|8--8--8--8--8-|8--8---8--8-|8--8--8--8--8----------|
|-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------|
|Fm | |Dbmaj7 | |
Won't you come and join the party dress to kill
| % | % | % | % |
[2/4]
|C7sus4 | | | |
Dress to kill
|------------|------------|------15----12---|------------------|
|------------|------------|---17^---14^---11|12-13-13p12p11h13\|
|5--5---5-5--|5-5--5-5-5--|5----------------|------------------|
|------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|3--3---3-3--|3-3--3-3-3--|3----------------|------------------|
|------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
[repeat verse]
Drinks flow, people forget
That big wheel spins, the hair thins
|Dbmaj7 | |Fm
People forget, forget they're hiding
|------------------------|---------------------|----
|----------x-x-x---------|---------------------|----
|----------x-x-x---------|---------------------|----
|3-1h3-3---x-x-x---------|3-1h3-3--------------|----
|------------------------|---------------------|----
|------------------------|----------4^\^\~-----|1---
The news slows, people forget
The shares crash, hopes are dashed
|Dbmaj7 | |
People forget, forget they're hiding
|------------------------|---------16-16-16\---|
|-----------x-x-x--------|---------18-18-18\---|
|-----------x-x-x--------|---------17-17-17\---|
|3-1h3-3----x-x-x--------|3-1h3-3--------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
[repeat chorus]
Behind an eminence front, an eminence front, it's a put on
It's just an eminence front, an eminence front, it's a put on
|Dbmaj7 | |
|---------------|--------------------|
|---------x-x-x-|----4^\-4^\-4^\-----|
|---------x-x-x-|--------------------|
|3-1h3-3--x-x-x-|3-------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|
An eminence front, an eminence front, it's a put on
Eminence front, it's an eminence front, it's a put on, it's a put on
|Dbmaj7 | |
It's a put on, it's a put on, it's a put on
|----------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------x-x-x--13|-13-13-13--------|
|-------------------x-x-x--15|-15-15-15-13\----|
|--3---1h3---3------x-x-x----|-----------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------|
|Fm | |Dbmaj7 | |
Come and join the party, dress to, Come and join the party, dress to
|13-13-13-13--13--|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|13-13-13-13--13--|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|10-10-10-10--10--|------%---------|-------%---------|-------%-------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|Fm | |Dbmaj7 | |
Come on join the party, dress to, Come on join the party, dress to
| % | % | % | % |
|C7sus4 | | |
kill Dress yourself to kill
|-------|------12--------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------|---14^----------13----|----------------------------------------|
|5--5\--|---------13-15------13|-------------13--------------10-10/12\10|
|-------|--------------15--15--|15-13h15-13----15-13------10------------|
|3--3\--|----------------------|-----------15-------15\------8--8-/10\8-|
|-------|----------------------|------------------------8~--------------|
[2/4 ][4/4]
| |Fm
|---------------|-----|
|---------------|-----|
|10\8--5\3---3--|-----|
|---------------|3----|
|-8\6--3\1---1--|-----|
|---------------|1----|
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litgo@aol.com
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
